Hello everyone! I'm still reeling from my show - Cagney at Wug's going on in downtown Indianapolis. The Artist Reception was fabulous! I met so many new people and have some great new contacts to add to my artist circle! It was so awesome to see everyone! Don't forget that the show runs through the end of August and is open Friday's and Saturday's from 12-4 pm!
The fun just doesn't stop there though! NOW, I'm gearing up for the Artists Upstairs Open Studio 2nd Friday event! It is going to be 'chalk' FULL of excitement. Why the play on the word 'Chalk' you ask? Well, since you asked!
We are kicking off the 1st Annual Sidewalk Chalk Fest! Participants have until 7:30 Friday night to finish thier sidewalk art and then it will be judged. The theme can range from Abraham Lincoln to copy a Master or Freeform - anything goes! I think it is going to be great fun and the weather promises to be grand. Why Abraham Lincoln you ask?
Well, since you asked - the J. Walker Ward room of the Creative Arts & Events Center is playing host to a traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society called - The faces of Lincoln. This is an awesome exhibit sponsored by the Hancock County Historical Society, Riley Old Home Society, Creative Arts and Events Center and the Hancock County Arts and Cultural Council. There is even going to be a Lincoln impersonator there! (Which is kind of wierd in a 'I'm afraid of clowns...' kind of way - but educational I suppose. )
So...I think you are starting to get the idea - what could be more fun than re-living the life of Lincoln, covering yourself in chalk dust and then parading around a great building to chat with all the Artists Upstairs in their open studios about wine, cheese, ART and clown phobias!? 

You can hear more banter - including my idea to play off of the fact that Lincoln is actually buried (Yes Mr. Impersonator - he is dead, and not on an island re-drafting the Gettysburg address for Elvis...) under a huge slab of concrete! If you know your Lincoln history you will know that they did this so people would stop stealing his body for ransoms. Which, of course, puts us on a whole other road of wierdness that I will spare you of traveling for now!
So my chalk art might just end up being...well...a blank peice of concrete entitled - Lincoln's Tomb! We will have to see...
Come out to 2nd Friday celebration and be sure to seek me out! 

In the meantime - Rock on! 
Enjoy August's radio installment of Cagney King - WHBU Artist in Residence!
 
 
 

Hello (hello -hello (insert echo effect here) out there! Been a while since we chatted! Don't be sore with me, I have been very busy in Studio working on some new work and getting ready for my next show! After all, I have to paint! It is what I do! (...and if I don't then small animals and wildlife are sacrificed) I have been exploring new textures and letting myself be taken on a journey with my new work...and boy what a ride it has been. I want to share it with you all and am excited to do so, so let me take a few minutes aside to personally invite you all to my next show! The show will be at Wug Laku's Studio & Garage Gallery and will be part of First Friday in downtown Indianapolis! So that will be Friday, July 3rd! I'm so excited to be working with Wug and Nancy, and thrilled at the prospect of getting into a gallery in Indianapolis! Please plan to come! Of course I will send out reminders and will keep bugging you to come! The gallery is right off of Mass Ave in Indianapolis at the Circle Center Industrial Complex. So very cool!

OK - to keep you busy while you wait for my next show, I have posted below the next in the continuing series of radio interviews as WHBU's Artist in Residence. Please take a listen and enjoy!

Also, be sure to visit the Cagney Links page as you will see a new link to a Wikizine that I started. I plan to write articles about my paintings and go into more depth regarding each painting journey. How is a Wikizine different than a blog you ask? Well, truth be known, I have no idea in hell. I just know that it was highly recommended that I give this a try...so I'm going for it! If the idea of a Wikizine scares you, I have posted portions of the articles as part of my Journal entry series, so you can stay right here in Cagneyland and enjoy the jist of it there.

Keep the comment love coming! Really, really...I love you long time! Licky-licky $5 for sure!

Until next time - ROCK ON!

 
 

Hola! Today was the day of my interview with Travis DeNicola of WFYI- FM 90.1 in Downtown Indianapolis. We talked about our beautiful building - the Creative Art & Events Center - that houses the Artists Upstairs Studio Group, and our Old Fashioned Soda Fountain, as well as our Gallery, the CrazyLake Art House. The interview was taped and will be edited for the show that will air  - FRIDAY, MARCH 27 @ 8 PM - and on SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH @ 4 PM.  The show will be just in time to also announce our 1 year anniversary. Also to celebrate...a little reminder for you! I will be the featured artist for the Friday, APRIL 10th 2nd Friday Open House!!  So please mark your calendars to listen to the Art of the Matter on WFYI 90.1 FM and to come and see ME as the featured artist at CrazyLake Art House! I am feverishly working to finish some new pieces to un-veil at the event on April 10th, and they are coming along nicely and I will be excited for you all to see them.

For my fans out of the listening area, I will not be able to download any audio from the show until after it airs. But I would encourage you to listen on thier website, as I am promised it will be posted after the airing and will be up for one week until the next show.

This week promises to be a busy one...I hope everyone is well, and that you experience good luck, cold beer and warm friends!

Until next time!

Rock on!


 
 

Hello!

Here is the latest installment of the WHBU-Cagney King-Artist in Residence Radio Show. Sit back, take a listen and enjoy!

I'll be off in my own little world trying to get ready for the Artists Upstairs Open Studio 2nd Friday Event which is tomorrow! Yikes...better get busy...better yet, better clean up my studio!

Keep the comments and e-mails coming...I LOVE them!

Rock on!



 
 

Hello Artist friends and neighbors!

Well, the Holidays are over (whew and yeah!) and it is back to business! I would like to wish everyone a Happy and prosperous New Year and I look forward to sharing all the fun things that will be happening in Studio 8.

I’ll start off with the year’s first radio installment. I have to say that I think this was the best one yet…a lot of fun! So be sure to set aside some time and check it out.

WHBU - Cagney King - January Show

A really major project that has been on my plate is illustrating a children's story. WHEW! What a job! Between the planning, the learning curve and the character development, I worked on that project for nearly a year! Now that I have that done I can really not find any excuse not to really be working in studio! If I can get permission, I will see if I can share some of the illustrations and the story with you! I had never gotten to try my had at illustration, and certainly have a very healthy appreciation of the illustrators that I studied and admired in preparation for this journey. Now that the project is over, I can say that I really learned A LOT, and might just try my hand at illustrating some of my poems in the future.

Things have been rock’n in Studio 8 and progress on Poetry Pants continues! I now have the first few layers of paint on the background and once the last layer dries completely will continue to build it up! Keep your e-mails and comments coming! I really love keeping in touch with everyone! Until next time…Rock on!

 
 

Hello art friends! Well, I have been hard at work in Studio 8. Spending lots of quality time working on Well Worn Poem, which I am thinking of re-naming Poetry Pants! And, speaking of poetry, check out my poetry page, as I have added three new poems that I have written.

Been very busy on several projects...as usual. One of which is the popular WHBU and Studio 8 interview series. Check out Decembers radio interview!

Poetry Pants update...

As you can see, I now have all of the inking done and (not so easy to see in this picture) also the graphite layer. (click on the picture for more detailed pics) Next step is to spray her down with fixative to seal in my graphite layer and then let the painting begin! I'm excited to start working in the paint layers. Wow...I went through A LOT of ink! I have been running around with black fingers for a while...but I think it is going to wash off eventually. I am still contemplating that white triangle in the middle...hummm, what to do? If anyone has any ideas don't hesitate to jump in! Otherwise, I am going to probably attack it with some paint...I have had some e-mails asking just how big she really is...she is roughly 4x6'.  I have really been giving the easel a work out moving her up and down to work on her. Thank goodness for the high ceilings in my studio! 

I am looking forward to getting ready for tomorrow night's 2nd Friday event. The building is looking very festive with all the Christmas lights and trees and such. Even for an old scrooge like me it looks nice and festive.

As usual, keep the e-mails and comments coming! Until next time...Rock on!

 
 

My good friend Matt Rust invited me to come onto WQME and talk about our building, gallery and my studio. Check it out! I had such a good time visiting...here is the interview!

 
 

Hi gang!

I interupt the voting temporarily to bring you the latest installment from Cagney King - WHBU's Artist in Residence! Listen and Enjoy!

Keep the votes coming! Remember the 'poll' closes at 4:00 tomorrow with the winning Unfinished Canvas being displayed at Studio 8 for the 2nd Friday Open Studio Event!

 
 

Greetings! Well, I survived the week! A very busy and fun week it has been! The TV interview on the local news went OK -  I think.  You can be the judge and watch for yourself! It was a fun experience, and I had to do it LIVE. So I got to play entertainment news anchor...fun stuff and everyone involved seemed pleased. There were two segments, the first down in the gallery, and the second one upstairs and in my studio.

The fun continues on WHBU as well! I have been dubbed WHBU's Artist in Residence, and will continue to do the show on a monthly basis. We have plans for me to start doing some artist interviews, and re-play them on-the-air during my upcoming shows. So be sure to check back each month for the latest and greatest of AM Radio!

Well, enough of this...what are you waiting for? Watch and Listen and have fun! Let me know what you think of my 'broadcast career!'

I'm off to get a NAP, as two very early mornings in a row for me has started to drain that precious Cagney energy...and if I'm going to be worth anything at tonight's 2nd Friday Open Studio event...I had better go and re-charge!

Until next time...Rock on Everybody!


WHBU - Cagney King, Artist in Residence -  October Broadcast

 
 

That's right! The folks from FOX 59 AM News will be conducting some live interviews from the Gallery and from my studio!

Be sure to tune-in this Thursday, October 9th beginning at 7:00 AM to catch me on camera.  Myself, along with some other artists will be talking up our 2nd Friday Open Studio Events, as well as our beautiful building and our awesome studios. I sure hope that old saying that the camera adds 10 pounds isn't true! Guess we will find out!

As usual, I'll try to get a copy of the segment for my website...but that might be a tad bit trickier than radio interviews...but I have some friends at the ready to record it and try to help me out!

Speaking of Radio! I will also be making my return visit to the studios of WHBU and the Leland Franklin show on Friday Morning from 7-8 AM. Once again, I will try and sweet talk the engineer into recording it so that you can all enjoy!

SO, tune-in and watch and listen if you can!

For those of you who really know me, this means yes, two, count them...2...early mornings this week! I am really going to need a nap to be able to fully enjoy my next 2nd Friday Open Studio Event! Whew!! Oh well, if I don't get that nap, I will at least be an easy punch bag for you all to poke at...

Until next time - ROCK ON Everybody...and I hope to see you soon!

 

Cagney King : King Studios - 2 West Main St., Greenfield, IN. 46140